Appeal No. 1998-1632 Page 2
Application No. 08/536,045
BACKGROUND
Appellant’s invention relates to a method of forming a
magneto-resistance effect thin film for a magneto-resistance
effect type magnetic head or a method of forming a magneto-
resistance effect magnetic head. Claims 1-14 are reproduced
in the attached Appendix.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Shirahata et al. (Shirahata) 4,260,466 Apr. 07, 1981
Sato et al. (Sato) 4,576,699 Mar. 16, 1986
Ueda et al. (Ueda) 4,824,724 Apr. 25, 1989
Yamada et al. (Yamada) 4,929,320 May 29, 1900
Fontana, Jr. et al. (Fontana) 4,940,511 Jul. 10, 1990
Chaug et al. (Chaug) 5,505,834 Apr. 09, 1996
(Filed Dec. 29, 1993)
Claims 1-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over either Sato or Yamada, in view of either
Ueda or Shirahata, further in view of Chaug or Fontana.
Rather than reiterate all of the conflicting viewpoints
advanced by the examiner and appellant regarding the above-
noted rejections, we make reference to the examiner's answer
(Paper
No. 19) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of
the rejection, and to the appellant’s brief (Paper No. 18) and
reply brief (Paper No. 20), for appellant’s arguments
thereagainst. We do refer to some of the positions held by
the examiner and appellant throughout this opinion.
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